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Clear browsing history in Firefox for iOS

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Clear your browsing information, like sites you've visited, autofill information and site preferences.
Clear your browsing information, like sites you've visited, autofill information and site preferences.

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Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history. __TOC__ =Clear your recent history= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites. #Tap the trash [[Image:trash icon fx iOS]] icon in the bottom left corner. #Choose from the following timeframes to clear: *Today *Today and Yesterday *Everything =Clear a specific website from history= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites. #Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap {button Delete}. {note}'''Note:''' This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.{/note} =Clear individual site data= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #Tap {menu Website Data}. #Tap the site you want to clear or select {menu Show More} to find the site you want to clear. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Items'''. =Clear private data= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Private Data''' to remove all website data. {warning}'''Caution:''' This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.{/warning} =Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage= #On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recently Visited section to open a context menu. #Tap the [[Image:fx icon cancel download]] '''Remove''' icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history. =What types of information can I remove?= *'''Browsing History:''' Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your [[Customize Firefox Home on iOS| top sites shown on your Firefox Home page]]. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage. *'''Cache:''' Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit. *'''Cookies:''' Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information. *'''Offline Website Data:''' Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline. *'''Tracking Protection:''' Sites you have placed as exceptions for Tracking Protection. *'''Saved Logins:''' [[Manage saved passwords in Firefox for iOS|Manage saved username and password data]].
Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history. __TOC__ ==Clear your recent history== #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites. #Tap the trash [[Image:trash icon fx iOS]] icon in the bottom left corner. #Choose from the following timeframes to clear: *Today *Today and Yesterday *Everything ==Clear a specific website from history== #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} on the panel to see your visited sites. #Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap {button Delete}. {note}'''Note:''' This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.{/note} ==Clear individual site data== #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #Tap {menu Website Data}. #Tap the site you want to clear or select {menu Show More} to find the site you want to clear. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Items'''. ==Clear private data== #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Private Data''' to remove all website data. {warning}'''Caution:''' This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.{/warning} ==Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage== #On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recently Visited section to open a context menu. #Tap the [[Image:fx icon cancel download]] '''Remove''' icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history. ==What types of information can I remove?== *'''Browsing History:''' Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your [[Customize Firefox Home on iOS| top sites shown on your Firefox Home page]]. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage. *'''Cache:''' Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit. *'''Cookies:''' Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information. *'''Offline Website Data:''' Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline. *'''Tracking Protection:''' Sites you have placed as exceptions for Tracking Protection. *'''Saved Logins:''' [[Manage saved passwords in Firefox for iOS|Manage saved username and password data]]. ===Learn more=== *[[Search your browsing history in Firefox for iOS]] *[[Private Browsing in Firefox for iOS]]

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